• mindbleach@sh.itjust.works
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      5 months ago

      He is serving his function. Sony is gripping their platform with both hands, after nearly letting it slip away. The future presented by Helldivers 2 and various Spider-Mans is one where Sony’s a relatively large publisher for several important studios. The future where they deny reality and cosplay the 90s console war for another decade is one where they are the biggest fish in a small pond, and that makes more money, somehow.

      I’m unclear how that will play out if Microsoft simply declines to release another Xbox.

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    5 months ago

    Guess I’ll have to limit myself to the 10,000 other games to play on PC, then.

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      5 months ago

      Also, it’s not like most or all of these exclusives won’t eventually be in emulation territory.

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        5 months ago

        PS4 is 13 years old and a tiny fraction of its games are considered “playable” in emulators so far.

        Each generation has been exponentially more challenging to emulate than the previous, so don’t hold your breath for reliable PS5 emulation.

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          Really? I’ve observed it being less challenging. People have more experience, the talent pool is larger, the tools are better, and the hardware is closer to PC hardware to begin with.